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    "localId": "144565",
    "label": "Two Pound Piece: George V (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)",
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    "id": "144565",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Two Pound Piece: George V (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)",
    "description": "Benedetto Pistrucci, an Italian gem and coin engraver, is best known for his image of St. George and the Dragon, which is still used on coinage today. Bertram Mackennal, an Australian sculptor and medallist, was reported to be one of the few artists King George V liked and is most famous for designing the king's likeness.",
    "date": "1911",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.222",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
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    ],
    "creators": [
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        "Coins"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.222/1969.222_web.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.222/1969.222_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.222/1969.222_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "England, George V, 1910-1936"
    ],
    "accession": "1969.222"
}

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    "tec": "gold",
    "tombstone": "Two Pound Piece: George V (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1911. Design by Bertram Mackennal (Australian, 1863–1931), design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855). Gold; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.222",
    "collection": "MED - Numismatics",
    "inscriptions": [
        {
            "inscription": "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:",
            "inscription_translation": "George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India",
            "inscription_remark": "Obverse"
        },
        {
            "inscription": "1911",
            "inscription_remark": "Reverse"
        }
    ],
    "didYouKnow": "This piece was struck for inclusion in poof sets, never for circulation.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. E<em>nglish Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection</em>. [Catalog. 1968]",
            "page_number": "p. 79"
        }
    ],
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    "creditline": "The Norweb Collection",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 07:25:34.121000",
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    "dept": "Medieval Art",
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    "creatorTags": [
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    ],
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